Friday, February 10
I always enjoy seeing a Northern Flicker at our feeders.
This is a male.
The male flicker has a black patch of feathers next to its bill.
When we left the house at 2 pm to go to Costco I noticed the icicles glittering in the afternoon sun.
These were hanging from our house roof.
After spending an hour getting supplies at Costco, we took our time going to RD’s American Grill for a Valentine’s Dinner with Roy and Deb.
I enjoyed the back roads and beautiful farms.
After enjoying the snow-covered scenery, we went to Good’s Store in Quarryville.
I like their Mission Statement: To do a profitable business, to develop people, to serve the public and the community according to Christian principles and to God’s Honor and Glory.
Goods is a general store where you can find shoes and boots, school and stationary items, animal and bird food, clothing, snacks, household items, hardware items, and on and on.
They were having a “black bag special”, which was a fun way to get 20% off anything that fit inside the bag. Nothing could stick out the top.
We found a few things that we didn’t know we needed. 🙂
We got to RD’s fairly early and were ushered to our table.
Deb and Roy arrived shortly after we got there.
I liked the corsage that Roy gave Deb. Notice the raccoon. 🙂
Us
I think I have a new profile picture for Facebook and our newsletters.
We enjoyed a delicious, four-course meal.
My delicious Creamy Blended Kennett Square Mushroom Soup
Cerwin’s Baked Tomato Bisque
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Entrées
Filet Trio: wild boar, angus beef, Texas antelope.
It was delicious.
Deb’s Smoked Breast of Capon
~ Sweet Endings ~
Cheese Cake Tart
My White Chocolate-Kahlua. Oh, yum!
Traditional Crème Brulee
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It was a delightful, relaxing, delicious evening.
It was such a fun night! I love that new picture of you and Dad. I was the odd ball in the group that got the meal that wasn’t the the meat trio; it was Smoked Breast of Capon and it was fabulous. Hard to believe it will be our last Valentine’s Day at RD’s Restaurant. I sure will miss that place. Loved your Flicker pictures too!
I forgot what meal that was. 🙂 I changed it for the record.
I’m in Quarryville at least once or twice a week & have been to Goods more times than I can count. Wonderful store. I like that they have a Christian motto/mission statement & that Amish girls work the cash registers. Just a very nurturing environment. Must’ve been a real hike for you guys, living in the Manheim area & going to the southern end of the county. Only 20 min for me but well worth every mile of the drive. 🙂 Glad you had such a good day.
We have a Good’s close to us too, but since we were in the area early, went to the Quarryville one.
I see. I remember reading somewhere there’s a Good’s up your way too. Any difference between the stores? I know they’re the same company but sometimes there’s stores that differ a little from one to the next.
They are similar, but laid out a bit differently. There is also a Good’s Store next to Shady Maple at East Earl.
I love the photos of the flicker and the roadside farm in the snow! That looks like a wonderful dinner — and it’s a great profile picture! Re: Deb’s comment — is RD’s going out of business, or are Deb and Roy moving away?
Yes, RD’s is selling the restaurant. We will miss it.
It always makes me happy to see a flicker in our yard. And oh my, that baked tomato bisqué!
Flickers are so pretty.